Polymeri Online 21.5.11

I was digging a bit in Etsy and found this COOL group called PCETeam = Polymer Clay Enthusiasts Team. This team is for anyone who makes, sells, & enjoys the art of polymer clay (and is on Etsy).

Lot's of goodies can be found under their team - wonderful artists!

http://www.etsy.com/teams/6726/polymer-clay-enthusiasts

Here is the 1st batch, I'll have to find some time to go over the rest -

Fauxhead! After years of working with paper sculpture, Stephen

Kinsey made the leap to working with polymer clay - faux wood,

ivory and steampunk! so cool!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/fauxhead

http://fauxhead.blogspot.com

Freehearts has been creating things with some form of clay for

38 years and discovered polymer clay about 27 years ago, started at a very young age carving animals out of soap, knitting Barbie Doll clothes, and building tiny houses complete with furniture, her main goal when she designs something is to get a smile :)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/freeheart1

twistedcreatures grew up on a farm surrounded by animals of all kinds, always loved drawing and other creative activities. Some years ago came across polymer clay and ever since have been having fun combining this medium with the love of animals. All animals are ooak, each individually sculpted, many including

embellishments such as beads, crystals and metallic paints and powders.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/twistedcreatures

This Polymer Clay Bear Roasting Marshmallows is perfect!

Today we are having "Lag-Baomer" holiday, and the most well-known custom of Lag BaOmer is the lighting of bonfires. The traditional "dish" (if i can call it a

dish") is roasting marshmallows on fire! Thank you Molinda from BranchesofMyArt for this cutie! check out her lovely sculpturings!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/68930683/polymer-clay-bear-roasting-marshmallowsref=v1_other_2

last one - If you're into sculpturing and always wanted to know how to sculpt heel shoes - here is a tutorial for you by Doll Street Dreamers website - You'll find many other tutorials related to doll making (although not all polymer clay related)

http://dollstreetdreamers.com/BackAlley.htm

http://dollstreetdreamers.com/back_alley_articles/rivkah_high_heel_shoe_tutorial.pdf

Have a great weekend!

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A great sunny good morning everyone! :)

Before moving to our wonderful polymer clay weekly links I wanted to share with you a beautiful purse made by one of my "Brocade Collection" Students - Tanja Stumpp, she took this fun and clever product and gave it her own interpretation and her own design - I loved it!

Thank you Tanja for sharing your photos!

Miranda Farrand (photo of elephant) is an avid crafter and stay-at-home mother. She loves to share her clay creations and also works in quilting, primitive stitchery and photography.

http://mirandascritters.blogspot.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/mirandascritters?ref=seller_info

Check out these cute pacman and tetris retro barrettes by Gimmeswords in deviantart- so cool!

http://gimmeswords.deviantart.com/art/Retro-Gaming-accessories-142617570

Design Sponge posted a tutorial for making a terrariums for plants and little polymer clay mushrooms and gnomes. Use a small glass vessel, soil, decorating rocks, sand and crystals, plants of course and small polymer clay figures - great for a gift!

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/04/around-the-world-with-bash-please-california.html

Ludie Amos is a retired school secretary, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. She is also a prize-winning doll maker, quilt-maker, tapestry artist, painter and sculptor. Her dolls appear to be so real that you expect them to rise from their chairs and walk. She says that they communicate to her their names and what they want to wear while she’s working on them.

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/03/23/american-treasure-the-artwork-of-ludie-amos/

http://customshousemuseum.org/uncategorized/ludi-amos-dolls

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Wall cakes's store is full of wonderful hand crafted decorative switch plates.

Her story reminds me a little bit of my own, when she lost her job she re-discovered her love of art. She says that "losing something is sometimes the best thing that can happen to anyone". As a teenager, she took classes, made things on a loom, watched and helped, her mother and aunt ran a small business making ceramics. Her inspiration comes from the mediums she works with. Polymer clay can be whatever you want it to be - so true.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/WallCakes

Olena Mysnyk is a 26 year old designer, studied architecture in Kiev, but once found herself in creating jewelry - she tried to work with polymer clay and could not stop. She creates delicate, bright and tender flowers made into beautiful jewelry.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HoneyCase2

Katie Oskin has been crafting for the majority of her adult life, but about 2 years ago she began to experiment with polymer clay. Since then she has fallen in love with its affordability, its multi-purpose uses, and the relaxation it provides (squish, squash, bake, crack, paint, oil, cure, etc.) Their designs are mostly whimsical, fun, and humorous in nature. From the cute & cuddly, to the monsters & robots!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/toystorynutty

Amy was always into the arts in one way or another since she was a toddler. Her latest obsession is working with polymer clay. She has been trying different techniques & experimenting, but still pretty new at it. She loves sea creatures, mainly cephalopods. Octopus & squid are her favorites as you can tell by looking through her shop.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/societysedso

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Alessandro Marco from Italy is a long time cyber-friend, He was one of the first customers in my Etsy shop back in 2007.

He always thought that polymer clay is a magical material and his passion hasn't stopped since.

These days he is working on a Lamp collection made of polymer clay and glass. According to his process, he uses lamps with glass base , He attaches glass tiles to the base, wait a day, clean it all with some oily materials, and then place neon "fimo" or liquid "fimo" between the different pieces of colored glasses.

After that, the lamp will be sent for oven curing in not more than 100/120 Celsius for 20 minutes, when it is cooled it is cleaned up. Marco always gives a name to all his creations before going on sale! :)

Take a look at this Picasa gallery to see more photos -

http://picasaweb.google.com/ambarabaciciccoco/LAMPDalMarzo2002#

And one sweet desert -

BlingAndPink's etsy store makes me wanna open the fridge looking for something sweet! :) Her macarons & whip cream looks so real!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlingAndPink?ref=seller_info

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Millefiori fun! that is what i thought when i saw Cathy Harm's etsy store: Hair sets, album covers, pens, key ring compartment boxes and lot's of cool polymer clay gifts!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/cathyharm

Lorraine Seibold from British Columbia, Canada, is working with silver sterling and polymer clay to make unique looking jewellry that looks so peaceful! little dots and circles that make the design flowing and eye catching.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LaughingBird?ref=top_trail

Rossella Puoti from Italy is graduated in Organizational Psychology but during her time of inactivity she moved back to her passion: art. Her polymer clay art is so cheerful and colorful!

http://www.clayartitalia.com/en/necklaces?ref=nf

Helena is also having fun with retro patterns - she used these square/round looking layered canes in all kind of designs and the result is always beautiful!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nena_pipa_by_helena/

p.s. - reminder - my special sale of the October triple is about to expire soon! if you wanted to get 3 tutorials & learn how to make unique looking beads for just 16$ per tutorial, this is your chance :)

http://www.polypediaonline.com/133688/october-new-tutorials

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It's been a while since i posted some links, i find myself doing so many things and in the same time not doing enough! i have so many plans and so many things i want to finish by the end of this month and i can't figure a way to do it... time management? i think i heard this expression some where... :)

In Synergy i saw Sophia Lenz’ polymer robots and i loved them! they were so handsome, i googled for some more polymer clay robots and found some cool robotic friends -

Robots by HerArt SheLoves - all kind of sweet robots such as bunnies, round and square ones, each have their own personality, they look like a toy with their springy arms and legs but they are certainly a piece of art to put on your shelf or table :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mheld/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/robotsareawesome

One more - sleepy robots by Lisa starchild Pinkston which makes adorable small robots, her mission is to spread the idea that clay figures can be just as detailed and collectable as vinyl designer toys, and they are handmade which make them the ultimate collectors item - she is so right!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sleepyrobot13/sets/72157623035044737/
http://www.wix.com/Sugaredwithspiteclothing/Sleepy-Robot-13-Main

Another robotic shop in Etsy is - http://www.etsy.com/shop/boltsandbots

bolts & bots (see photo on the right) is making celebrity robots! this is so cool, i found some LOST figures there, Mad Hatter, Mario, Care bear and so many others.

Just searching in Etsy for clay robots, i found tons! you may want to take a look.

And speaking of Synergy etc, I met Julie Eakes while she was holding a big big cane in her hands, when asking her what cane was it, she said it's a new cane she made for the event - CFCF (her cane was hidden inside leftovers so i couldn't peek), anyway, i was a good girl and waited patiently for the final result and ... OMG, that was an amazing face cane! she is the master! both me and Mira were lucky enough to get a piece of it, and i immediatly made myself a pair of beautiful earings out of them! browse her blog and you'll be amazed by her millefiori work.
http://julieeakes.blogspot.com/

Valentine Hearties - Giveaway Raffle

Want to win a FREE set of my Heart Pillow Beads?

For the next week i am making a special sale - Every one who buys one of my tutorials is getting into a raffle to win a FREE beautiful ~Rainbow Mix~ heart beads to make your loved ones stunning gifts! that's a 30$ worth gift!

Just enter my PolyPediaOnline store, or my Etsy store and choose your favorite tutorial!

1 Winner will be announed in the 27th of January so the hearts will arrive to your home on time :)

Good luck!

Polymer Clay Heart Pillow Beads - 2010 Collections

Polymer Clay Heart Pillow Beads - 2010 Collections
Originally uploaded by Iris Mishly.

I just love Valentine!
2 reasons -
1st, i love making hearts, i have been making them for 3 years now and i feel i love it more and more with every year that is passing
2nd, Valentine this year means Synergy and CFCF trip! and this is another reason to celebrate :)

Check my Etsy store if you need some cool hearts in your keychains, as charms, necklaces, pendants, bracelets or even use them on your pet colar!
OR
If you like to make them yourself - check my PolyPediaOnline Tutorial for making Polymer Clay Heart Pillow Beads!

2010 looks so colorful from here :)

New Year Special! - 1.1.2010

New year's Special!
2010 is here and a new tutorial is born!

Poll results said this is the most desired tutorial - You requested and i happily accepted the challenge!

This new chapter of Poly Pedia Online is all about symmetric, mirror-cut canes - triangles, squares and hexagons.

There are 1000 creative ways to make a symmetric, mirror-cut, Kaleidoscope millefiori canes. Variations are endless.

This tutorial demonstrates how to make 6 magnificent Symmetric millefiori canes using clay, skinner blends, left overs and more, this is only a small demonstration in the ocean of canes possible.

Clear detailed instructions and 50(!) pages and over 150 full-color pictures to guide you through 6 cane types -

* Basic triangle Symmetric Mirror cut Cane
* Quilt Mirror cut Cane
* Skinner Blend wind Wheel Mirror cane
* Peacock feather Mirror cut Cane
* “Butterfly like” Mirror cut Cane
* Petal & flowery Mirror cut cane

The new tutorial is available for purchase both in my polypediaonline store and in my Etsy store, and although it is my most comprehensive and detailed tutorial, the price is only 19$.

Don't miss, there is a new section of Free tutorials in my polypediaonline site, Join the mailing list and get free access! i will be adding more information soon - PDF's, videos and more.

I wish you all a Happy New Year & a creative 2010! :)

Get ready for Valentine

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Get ready for Valentine!! It's the perfect timing! there is still time to make your own, beautiful handmade heart beads...

My new tutorial demonstrates how to Create Polymer Clay Heart Pillow Beads, Pattern Sheet and Stripes Sheet, with clear and detailed instructions, 17 pages and about 50+ full-color pictures to guide you through.

This tutorial is a final project! Use your clay and canes and be your own designer by combining these beads in your own work.

Here is the table of content covered:
- Introduction
- Tools & materials
- Pattern Sheet how to
- The tricks for making the heart pillow bead
- Stripes sheet
- and more photos and ideas!

Last year - roses and chocolate for valentine,

This year - your own handmade art!

Press here to have the pillow beads tutorial!

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New Tutorials & a Raffle!

It's finally ready!

2 new PolyPediaOnline tutorials joined my other 2 tutorials at my etsy store:

the first one is - 7 Great Ways How to Create Polymer Clay Animal Skin Millefiori Canes - 22 pages Step-by-Step Instructions TUTORIAL

and the second is - 9 Great Ways How to Create Polymer Clay Fruit Millefiori Canes - 38 pages Step-by-Step Instructions TUTORIAL

That's a huge resource to all your fruit and animal skin canes!

the PolyPediaOnline(R) is about to grow and become a great resource for all you cane lovers!

But wait! there is more to come!
i am currently working on a new tutorial - How to create a pattern sheet and heart pillow beads -
The tutorial to my popular heart pillow beads!

Visit my Etsy store and get ready for the holidays with some new cool canes and art!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/irismishly?section_id=6202770

First 20 buyers will get into a raffle to win a free tutorial! you may get lucky! :)

October 2009 PCAGOE challenge - come and vote!

Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy's Challenge is online! Each month, our members create a piece of polymer clay artwork which they feel best interprets the challenge theme. The theme for October is "Favorite Art or Artist".

Our members were asked to interpret one of their favorite works of art or artist or to take inspiration from the colors or style of their favorite artist or perhaps from the life of their favorite artist painter. The entries this month are all beautiful works of art themselves!

come and vote for the entry you feel best interprets the theme in the drop-down menu in the voting box between October 1, 2009 and midnight, Eastern U.S. Time of October 7, 2009

http://www.pcagoechallenge.blogspot.com/

Five lucky winners chosen at random will also receive beautiful polymer clay prize packs created by our members!

thank you for your time :)

My new flower centers canes tutorial is online!

NEW E-Book - How to Create Center Canes for flowers - 10 center Canes Step-by-Step Instructions TUTORIAL

Here is another tutorial for you to enjoy. I am happy to share my knowledge and experience regarding teaching flower canes & centers.

My tutorial demonstrates how to make 10 different flower centers canes, with clear and detailed instructions, 36 pages and about 100+ full-color pictures to guide you through.

Available now in my etsy store :)

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Clay illustration - Tammy Durham sculptures wonderful trees and birds, to her they represent freedom and she tries to capture that moment.
http://www.tammydurham.com/

Susan Averello from Fantazy Clay is sharing her pixie tutorial with us, this cute figure is just asking me to try!
http://saverello.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-make-pixie.html

Claire Maunsell is a professional glass blower for almost 20 years, since the family move around a lot, she have been working with a medium that is much more portable for her -polymer clay has many of the characteristics of hot glass - malleable, brilliant colours, ability to build millifiori canes and more!
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=65426

Look at this cute Dog cane by Israeli artist Ben-David !
http://www.tapuz.co.il/blog/ViewEntry.asp?EntryId=1499471
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26896606

Dumauvobleu from france, is a self taught polymer clay artist since 2007, jewelry designer
and painter. Her unique pendants are made from canes, blends, sheets, textures, stripes and interesting designs.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dumauvobleu/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5518984

New E-Book! How to Create Backgroundless Millefiori Canes - 6 Colorful Flower Canes Step-by-Step TUTORIAL by me

A New tutorial is born!

Following my Polymer-Play-Days workshop in England, I was asked to share my knowledge and experience regarding teaching flower canes without background to people who can't come to learn overseas.

My tutorial demonstrates how to make 6 different backgroundless millefiori flower canes and some variations, with clear and detailed instructions, 25 pages and about 70 full-color pictures to guide you through.

The tutorial is not intended for a final project, you can be your own designer by combining these colorful canes in your own work.

check it out!

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5100854&section_id=6202770
Color your world with colorful flowers!

Holocaust day in Israel

Forgive me for taking today's post to another place, a bit less creative and cheerfull...
Today is the The Holocaust day in Israel.

I heard this story from my grandmother, before she passed away, she was 15 when the holocoust happened, she lost her mother and father, sisters and brothers, she was lucky enough to be so beautiful, the nazi were nice to her and she survived, but i know that her soul was beaten, all her life she cried on those she lost.
My other side of the family also lost my great grandfather, he was killed in Auschwitz.
So many stories... so many lives gone...

Please, there must be another way, no more hate among people, no more wars.

http://www.yadvashem.org/
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=51180&show_panel=true

Polymeri Online 16.4.09

A great project by Zu - covering altoid tin with polymer clay
http://zuclay.blogspot.com/2009/04/covering-altoid-tin-with-polymer-clay.html

Tilov (boris and dinko) etsy store makes me want to learn Chess! my husband is asking me to make him a chess set for about 5 years now, well, i think i will send him tilov link, maybe he will buy himself a real fancy one!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7458262
and his blog -
http://mythcritters.blogspot.com/

Israeli Independence day is coming soon, blue and white is our color - this site has some nice projects for sugerpaste or other clays but you can surely use it for polymer clay as well.
http://www.kesem.biz/Article.aspx?ID=192

and talented Tal's tzafrir project for a girl holding a flag (hebrew but follow the pictures) -

http://www.amosisrael.co.il/Site/he/pages/inPage.asp?catID=6&subID=37&sub2ID=44&sub3ID=424&docID=4726

Lisa Pavelka has a new Faux Dichroic Pendant Necklace project - and it's on friskar's crafts tv!
http://www.fiskarscrafts.com/tv/

For those of us who needs business tips - here's a great blog (and article) of how to price a product.
http://www.sparkplugging.com/craft-boom/craft-fairs-how-to-price-profit-part-1/

Hamsa cutters - back in stock

Hamsa cutters are back again! i re-stocked and you can get them from my etsy store - 11 cm (4.3 inch) size, or 4 cm (1.2 inch).
great for pessach projects and lovely wall decoration/key chains gifts!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22548994

and if you need only a small one or only a big one - email me and i will list one for you :)

Winner in the Valentine Hunt

This was a real fun game!! all members from PCAGOE made a Valentine Scavenger Hunt and all Etsy users and guests were invited!

In Hebrew we call it something like "search for the hidden treasure" :)

well, i had to make a drawing, from the 30 people sending me they found the hidden photo, and you know something? i was so sorry i couldn't give each and everyone the prize! i know how it feels when i am trying to win something and not winning...it's funny but i suddenly saw how it looks from the giver side...

anyway, i have a winner! it's Jennifer, and she will be getting a gift set of 4 of my heart beads from a new set i made - "Glowing Bloom", it's a green style set, made with FIMO glow in the dark base, so some of the beads really glow! 13 of them are now for sale in my Etsy store.

thank you all & Congratulation Jennifer!

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Toni Ransfield from NZ has opened her new etsy store! she will be selling her beautiful kaleidoscopes & flowers canes and jewelry, the air in NZ is probably the best because Toni's work is so perfect!
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5480504

little mochi's creations are sweet and cute, i am not sure they are polymer clay but clay they are...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylittlemochi/
http://mylittlemochi.typepad.com/my_little_mochi/

Ma-belette / cecilia mabcrea, is 37 years old living in China since may 2008 where she found a position as development manager in Textile. she discovered polymer clay 2 years ago and this is her favourite hobby. she designs the polymer clay pieces between 5 and 8.00 in the morning where light is the best and temperature not too hot. she loves all colors and all techniques & try to mix to find new developments.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24199592@N07/
http://mabcrea.space-blogs.com/

Mandikoss works with polymer clay - i loved her Mokume Gane beads!http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandikoss/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandikoss/2844539260/in/set-72157607205343484/

This is a great info source about Etsy and things you should know - Treasury tutorials, Labeling, Gift Certificate knowledge and more!
http://loosewirestudio.blogspot.com/2005/06/etsy-helpful-links-not-found-via-etsy.html